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The brains of dead Russian geniuses

mindhacks.com — What makes a man a genius? Russian neuroscientists were pondering this question in the early 1900s and did exactly what seemed sensible at the time - they collected and dissected the brains of some of the greatest cultural figures in a huge collection called 'The Pantheon of Brains'. The last brain was added to the collection in 1989.

Who dugg this? Made popular May 24, 2008

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  • binderskagnaes, on 05/24/2008, -10/+43OM NOM NOM NOM NOM
  • MikeFallopian, on 05/24/2008, -1/+26"The Pantheon of Brains" is the one place you really don't want to be when the zombie invasion starts.
  • tunafizzle, on 05/24/2008, -2/+10BRAINSSSSSSS MOER BRAINSSSSS
  • ChileanGoD, on 05/24/2008, -1/+8This is as close as we will get to the head museum.
  • SteelChicken, on 05/24/2008, -0/+7100 quatloos on the new comers!
  • darlyn, on 05/24/2008, -0/+5Ok, interesting and all, but has this served as a benefit for us? Have we (or rather the Russians) gained anything useful from this collection? Did they find any abnormalities in these brain that led to their superior intelligence?
  • DaDrake, on 05/24/2008, -0/+3Sounds like the beginning of a new cult movement... bound to end up with a bunch of dead people.
  • inactive, on 05/24/2008, -6/+9My girlfriend is half Russian and she does give good brain.
  • Carlix, on 05/24/2008, -1/+4S.T.A.R.S!
  • inactive, on 05/24/2008, -0/+3In soviet russia, brain dissects you!
  • nhassan, on 05/24/2008, -1/+4http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:http://www.mi ...
  • TomBolland, on 05/24/2008, -1/+3Down already. Sux.
  • drmobutu, on 05/24/2008, -4/+6In Russia, your mind loses You...
  • inactive, on 05/24/2008, -0/+2I'll lend her to you if the price is right.
  • raquo, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1That's why there's brain drain from Russia
  • Derrekito, on 05/24/2008, -0/+1Well, what have they learned? It's nice to know that they are doing this, but otherwise this article is pointless. Buried.
  • inactive, on 05/24/2008, -0/+1Eyegore, tell me again what brain you took.
  • Cogboy, on 05/24/2008, -0/+1On the contrary, you would have plenty to distract them with.
  • drmobutu, on 05/24/2008, -0/+1On second thought:

    In Russia, mind loses genius mathematician...

    funnier, this way, no?
  • drpleau, on 05/24/2008, -0/+0is there a thumbnail on a different site for that picture of the brains?
  • megaloid, on 05/24/2008, -1/+1Heh, I got Shostakovich's brain on eBay.
  • MegaMonkie, on 05/24/2008, -2/+2They're doing it wrong.
  • Snokage, on 05/24/2008, -1/+1wasn't able to bring up the page. but damnt this sounds awesome.
  • Kinnkster, on 05/24/2008, -1/+1Scientists have dissected brains? Amazing.
  • DJTre, on 05/24/2008, -0/+0Big thanks to all the Russian geniuses who were smart enough to donate their brains.
  • inactive, on 05/24/2008, -1/+1Is your girlfriend a rotting corpse with a penis-wide hole in it's skull? Ewwww...(i want some)
  • deadnewton, on 05/24/2008, -1/+1mirror please...
  • OC73, on 05/24/2008, -3/+1Blyat, oo teeba shikarneh mahzgee!
  • Piontek, on 05/24/2008, -8/+1sweet

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